1997 ABC Championship

{{Infobox international basketball competition | tourney_name = ABC Championship | year = 1997 | other_titles = بطولة أمم آسيا لكرة السلة 1997 | image = | size = 150px | caption = | city = | country = Saudi Arabia | dates = September 11–19 | num_teams = 15 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion = South Korea | champion-flagvar = 1984 | count = 2 | second = Japan | second-flagvar = 1870 | third = China | fourth = Saudi Arabia | games = | attendance = | top_scorer = | mvp = {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Chun Hee-Chul | prevseason = 1995 | nextseason = 1999 }} The '''1997 Men's Asian Basketball Confederation Championship''' was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

==Qualification==

According to the FIBA Asia rules, each zone had two places, and the hosts (Saudi Arabia) and the best 5 teams of the previous Asian Championship were automatically qualified.

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;" |- !width=150|East Asia (4+2) !!width=150|Gulf (1+2) !!width=150|Middle Asia (1+2) !!width=150|Southeast Asia (2) !!width=150|West Asia (2) |- |bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|CHN}} |bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|KSA}} |bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|KAZ}} |{{Bk|INA}} |{{Bk|IRI}} |- |bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|KOR}} |{{Bk|UAE}} |{{Bk|IND}} |{{Bk|PHI|1986}} |{{Bk|JOR}} |- |bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|JPN}} |{{Bk|BHR|1972}} |{{Bk|BAN}} | | |- |bgcolor="#aaffaa"|{{Bk|TPE}} | | | | |- |{{Bk|HKG}} | | | | |- |<s>TBD</s> | | | | |}

==Preliminary round==

===Group A=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|L !width=30|PF !width=30|PA !width=30|PD !width=30|Pts |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|CHN}} |3||3||0||280||198||+82||'''6''' |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|IRI}} |3||2||1||215||242||−27||'''5''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|BHR|1972}} |3||1||2||197||214||−17||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|PHI|1986}} |3||0||3||216||254||−38||'''3''' |}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 11 |place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''74''' |teamB= {{Bk|BHR|1972}}|scoreB=60 |H1=35–42 |H2=39–18 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 11|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IRI}}'''|scoreA='''77''' |teamB= {{Bk|PHI|1986}}|scoreB=76 |H1=35–38 |H2=42–38 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 12|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''107''' |teamB= {{Bk|PHI|1986}}|scoreB=72 |H1=57–27 |H2=50–45 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 12|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|BHR|1972}}|scoreA=67 |teamB= '''{{Bk|IRI}}'''|scoreB='''72''' |H1=37–38 |H2=30–34 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 13|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''99''' |teamB= {{Bk|IRI}}|scoreB=66 |H1=52–34 |H2=47–32 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 13|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|PHI|1986}}|scoreA=68 |teamB= '''{{Bk|BHR|1972}}'''|scoreB='''70''' |H1=38–38 |H2=30–32 }}

===Group B=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|L !width=30|PF !width=30|PA !width=30|PD !width=30|Pts |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|KOR}} |3||3||0||326||196||+130||'''6''' |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|UAE}} |3||2||1||262||180||+82||'''5''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|IND}} |3||1||2||257||237||+20||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|BAN}} |3||0||3||152||384||−232||'''3''' |}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 11|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''153''' |teamB= {{Bk|BAN}}|scoreB=55 |H1=82–34 |H2=71–21 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 11|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|UAE}}'''|scoreA='''82''' |teamB= {{Bk|IND}}|scoreB=65 |H1=44–27 |H2=38–38 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 12|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|IND}}|scoreA=69 |teamB= '''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|scoreB='''100''' |H1=35–59 |H2=34–41 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 12|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|BAN}}|scoreA=42 |teamB= '''{{Bk|UAE}}'''|scoreB='''108''' |H1=25–48 |H2=17–60 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 13|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IND}}'''|scoreA='''123''' |teamB= {{Bk|BAN}}|scoreB=55 |H1=57–33 |H2=66–22 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 13|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''73''' |teamB= {{Bk|UAE}}|scoreB=72 |H1=44–37 |H2=29–35 }}

===Group C=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|L !width=30|PF !width=30|PA !width=30|PD !width=30|Pts |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|KSA}} |2||2||0||165||129||+36||'''4''' |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|JPN}} |2||1||1||163||139||+24||'''3''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|HKG}} |2||0||2||116||176||−60||'''2''' |}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 11|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KSA}}'''|scoreA='''84''' |teamB= {{Bk|HKG}}|scoreB=58 |H1=44–26 |H2=40–32 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 12|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|HKG}}|scoreA=58 |teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''92''' |H1=20–49 |H2=38–43 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 13|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|JPN}}|scoreA=71 |teamB= '''{{Bk|KSA}}'''|scoreB='''81''' |H1=31–40 |H2=40–41 }}

===Group D=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|L !width=30|PF !width=30|PA !width=30|PD !width=30|Pts |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|TPE}} |3||3||0||205||168||+37||'''6''' |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|JOR}} |3||2||1||197||184||+13||'''5''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|KAZ}} |3||1||2||226||203||+23||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|INA}} |3||0||3||176||249||−73||'''3''' |}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 11|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JOR}}'''|scoreA='''66''' |teamB= {{Bk|KAZ}}|scoreB=65 |overtime=OT |H1=24–30 |H2=33–27 |OT=9–8 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 11|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|TPE}}'''|scoreA='''75''' |teamB= {{Bk|INA}}|scoreB=50 |H1=36–24 |H2=39–26 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 12|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|JOR}}|scoreA=60 |teamB= '''{{Bk|TPE}}'''|scoreB='''68''' |H1=29–38 |H2=31–30 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 12|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|INA}}|scoreA=75 |teamB= '''{{Bk|KAZ}}'''|scoreB='''103''' |H1=34–53 |H2=41–50 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 13|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JOR}}'''|scoreA='''71''' |teamB= {{Bk|INA}}|scoreB=51 |H1=32–22 |H2=39–29 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 13|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|TPE}}'''|scoreA='''62''' |teamB= {{Bk|KAZ}}|scoreB=58 |H1=29–33 |H2=33–25 }}

==Quarterfinal round==

===Group I=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|L !width=30|PF !width=30|PA !width=30|PD !width=30|Pts |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|CHN}} |3||3||0||263||178||+85||'''6''' |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|KSA}} |3||2||1||223||220||+3||'''5''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|UAE}} |3||1||2||207||232||−25||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|JOR}} |3||0||3||180||243||−63||'''3''' |}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 15|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''95''' |teamB= {{Bk|JOR}}|scoreB=62 |H1=53–26 |H2=42–36 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 15|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KSA}}'''|scoreA='''90''' |teamB= {{Bk|UAE}}|scoreB=76 |H1=39–36 |H2=51–40 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 16|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|UAE}}|scoreA=54 |teamB= '''{{Bk|CHN}}'''|scoreB='''83''' |H1=25–42 |H2=29–41 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 16|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|JOR}}|scoreA=59 |teamB= '''{{Bk|KSA}}'''|scoreB='''71''' |H1=26–44 |H2=33–27 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 17|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|UAE}}'''|scoreA='''77''' |teamB= {{Bk|JOR}}|scoreB=59 |H1=37–28 |H2=40–31 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 17|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|CHN}}'''|scoreA='''85''' |teamB= {{Bk|KSA}}|scoreB=62 |H1=52–27 |H2=33–35 }}

===Group II=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|L !width=30|PF !width=30|PA !width=30|PD !width=30|Pts !width=80|Tiebreaker |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|JPN}} |3||2||1||265||251||+14||'''5'''||1–0 |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align="left"|{{Bk|KOR}} |3||2||1||282||245||+37||'''5'''||0–1 |- |align="left"|{{Bk|TPE}} |3||1||2||217||235||−18||'''4'''||1–0 |- |align="left"|{{Bk|IRI}} |3||1||2||233||266||−33||'''4'''||0–1 |}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 15|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|IRI}}|scoreA=54 |teamB= '''{{Bk|TPE}}'''|scoreB='''72''' |H1=19–29 |H2=35–43 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 15|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JPN}}'''|scoreA='''89''' |teamB= {{Bk|KOR}}|scoreB=83 |H1=38–38 |H2=51–45 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 16|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''103''' |teamB= {{Bk|IRI}}|scoreB=85 |H1=50–44 |H2=53–41 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 16|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|TPE}}|scoreA=74 |teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''85''' |H1=39–42 |H2=35–43 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 17|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IRI}}'''|scoreA='''94''' |teamB= {{Bk|JPN}}|scoreB=91 |H1=44–40 |H2=50–51 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 17|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''96''' |teamB= {{Bk|TPE}}|scoreB=71 |H1=53–34 |H2=43–37 }}

===Group III=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|L !width=30|PF !width=30|PA !width=30|PD !width=30|Pts |- |align="left"|{{Bk|BHR|1972}} |3||3||0||264||176||+88||'''6''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|INA}} |3||2||1||266||186||+80||'''5''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|HKG}} |3||1||2||236||223||+13||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|BAN}} |3||0||3||137||318||−181||'''3''' |}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 15|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|BHR|1972}}'''|scoreA='''76''' |teamB= {{Bk|INA}}|scoreB=68 |H1=42–28 |H2=34–40 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 15|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|HKG}}'''|scoreA='''95''' |teamB= {{Bk|BAN}}|scoreB=60 |H1=51–26 |H2=44–34 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 16|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|BAN}}|scoreA=39 |teamB= '''{{Bk|BHR|1972}}'''|scoreB='''109''' |H1=21–58 |H2=18–51 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 16|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|INA}}'''|scoreA='''84''' |teamB= {{Bk|HKG}}|scoreB=72 |H1=43–49 |H2=41–23 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 17|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|INA}}'''|scoreA='''114''' |teamB= {{Bk|BAN}}|scoreB=38 |H1=58–22 |H2=56–16 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 17|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|BHR|1972}}'''|scoreA='''79''' |teamB= {{Bk|HKG}}|scoreB=69 |H1=48–41 |H2=31–28 }}

===Group IV=== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" !width=180|Team !width=30|Pld !width=30|W !width=30|L !width=30|PF !width=30|PA !width=30|PD !width=30|Pts |- |align="left"|{{Bk|PHI|1986}} |2||2||0||173||143||+30||'''4''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|IND}} |2||1||1||156||172||−16||'''3''' |- |align="left"|{{Bk|KAZ}} |2||0||2||157||171||−14||'''2''' |}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 15|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|PHI|1986}}'''|scoreA='''84''' |teamB= {{Bk|KAZ}}|scoreB=74 |H1=37–41 |H2=47–33 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 16|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|IND}}|scoreA=69 |teamB= '''{{Bk|PHI|1986}}'''|scoreB='''89''' |H1=25–45 |H2=44–44 }} {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 17|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|KAZ}}|scoreA=83 |teamB= '''{{Bk|IND}}'''|scoreB='''87''' |H1=42–46 |H2=41–41 }}

==Classification 5th–14th==

===13th place=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 18|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|HKG}}|scoreA=68 |teamB= '''{{Bk|KAZ}}'''|scoreB='''100''' |H1=35–43 |H2=33–57 }}

===11th place=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 18|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|INA}}|scoreA=0 |teamB= '''{{Bk|IND}}'''|scoreB='''20''' |note=Walkover }}

===9th place=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 18|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|BHR|1972}}|scoreA=79 |teamB= '''{{Bk|PHI|1986}}'''|scoreB='''84''' |H1=41–46 |H2=38–38 }}

===7th place=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 19|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|JOR}}'''|scoreA='''71''' |teamB= {{Bk|IRI}}|scoreB=62 |H1=36–22 |H2=35–40 }}

===5th place=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 19|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|UAE}}'''|scoreA='''78''' |teamB= {{Bk|TPE}}|scoreB=62 |H1=35–27 |H2=43–35 }}

==Final round== {{Round4-with third |RD1=Semifinals |RD2=Final |Consol=3rd place <!--Semis--> |September 18|{{Bk|CHN}}|72|'''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|'''86''' |September 18|{{Bk|KSA}}|92|'''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|'''108''' <!--Final--> |September 19|'''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|'''78'''|{{Bk|JPN}}|76 <!--3rd place--> |September 19|'''{{Bk|CHN}}'''|'''94'''|{{Bk|KSA}}|68 }}

===Semifinals=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 18|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|CHN}}|scoreA=72 |teamB= '''{{Bk|KOR}}'''|scoreB='''86''' |H1=42–36 |H2=30–50 }} {{Basketballbox|date=September 18|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|KSA}}|scoreA=92 |teamB= '''{{Bk|JPN}}'''|scoreB='''108''' |H1=43–51 |H2=49–57 }}

===3rd place=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=September 19|place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= {{Bk-rt|KSA}}|scoreA=68 |teamB= '''{{Bk|CHN}}'''|scoreB='''94''' |H1=30–48 |H2=38–46 }}

===Final=== {{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=September 19 |place=GPYW Indoor Stadium, Riyadh |teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|KOR}}'''|scoreA='''78''' |teamB= {{Bk|JPN}}|scoreB=76 |H1=41–44 |H2=37–32 }}

==Final standings== {| class="wikitable" |- |width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !width=40|Rank !width=180|Team !width=60|Record |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{Gold1}} |align=left|{{Bk|KOR}} ||7–1 |-bgcolor="#ccffcc" | {{Silver2}} |align=left|{{Bk|JPN}} ||4–3 |- | {{Bronze3}} |align=left|{{Bk|CHN}} ||7–1 |- |4 |align=left|{{Bk|KSA}} ||4–3 |- |5 |align=left|{{Bk|UAE}} ||4–3 |- |6 |align=left|{{Bk|TPE}} ||4–3 |- |7 |align=left|{{Bk|JOR}} ||3–4 |- |8 |align=left|{{Bk|IRI}} ||3–4 |- |9 |align=left|{{Bk|PHI|1986}} ||3–3 |- |10 |align=left|{{Bk|BHR|1972}} ||4–3 |- |11 |align=left|{{Bk|IND}} ||3–3 |- |12 |align=left|{{Bk|INA}} ||2–5 |- |13 |align=left|{{Bk|KAZ}} ||2–4 |- |14 |align=left|{{Bk|HKG}} ||1–5 |- |15 |align=left|{{Bk|BAN}} ||0–6 |}

==Awards== {{winners|bk|1997 Asian champions|KOR|Second}}

*'''Most Valuable Player:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} Chun Hee-Chul<ref>{{citation|author=Florian Wanninger|title=FIBA 1930-2001 Results|publisher=FIBA|year=2002|isbn=978-3897018365}}</ref> *'''Best Scorer:''' {{flagicon|BHR|1972}} Abdulmajeed Ali *'''Best Playmaker:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} Kang Dong-Hee *'''Best 3-Pointer:''' {{flagicon|KAZ}} Alexey Yeropkin *'''Best Coach:''' {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Dong-Kwang *'''Sportsmanship Award:''' {{flagicon|PHI|1986}} Romel Adducul

== References == {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== * [http://todor66.com/basketball/Asia/Men_1997.html Results] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20151007122946/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2458/tid/313/_/1997_Asian_Championship_for_Men_/index.html Archive.fiba.com]

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